List of festivals in Canada

This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.

Sublists by locale

Province or territory

• List of festivals in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge)
• List of festivals in British Columbia (Vancouver)
• List of festivals in Manitoba (Winnipeg)
• List of festivals in Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto)
• List of festivals in Prince Edward Island
• List of festivals in Quebec (Montreal)
• List of festivals in Saskatchewan

Atlantic Canada

Territories

City

• List of festivals in Calgary
• List of festivals in Edmonton
• List of festivals in Lethbridge
• List of entertainment events in Greater Moncton
• List of festivals and parades in Montreal
• List of festivals in Ottawa
• List of festivals in Toronto
• List of festivals in Vancouver
• List of festivals in Winnipeg

Sublists by type

• List of film festivals in Canada
• List of music festivals in Canada
• List of jazz festivals#Canada
• List of Canadian blues festivals and venues

Festivals by size

Attendance

As of 2013

1. L'International des Feux Loto-Québec (Montreal), 3 million
2. Montreal International Jazz Festival (Montreal), 2.5 million
3. Winterlude (Ottawa), 1.6 million
4. Celebration of Light (Vancouver), 1.6 million
5. Just For Laughs (Montreal), 1.5 million
6. Quebec City Summer Festival (Québec), 1.5 million
7. Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa), 1.4 million
8. Nuit Blanche Toronto, 1.2 million
9. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), 1.3 million
10. Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
11. Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 1.2 million
12. Pride Toronto, 1.3 million
13. Montréal En Lumière (Montreal), 0.9 million
14. Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), 0.9 million
15. K-Days (Edmonton), 0.8 million
16. Toronto International Film Festival, 0.5 million
17. Quebec Winter Carnival (Quebec City), 0.5 million
18. Folklorama (Winnipeg), 0.4 million
19. Carassauga (Mississauga), 0.3 million
20. Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg), 0.1 million

Economic impact

As of 2010

1. Toronto Caribbean Carnival, $470 million
2. Calgary Stampede, $172.4 million
3. Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau), $151 million
4. Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), $139 million
5. Pride Toronto, $136 million
6. Toronto International Film Festival, $135 million
7. Just For Laughs (Montreal), $80 million
8. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), $58.6 million
9. Celebration of Light (Vancouver), $37 million
10. Quebec Winter Carnival, $34 million

Festivals by type

Arts festivals

Children's festivals

• Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
• Northern Saskatchewan International Children's Festival
• Ottawa International Children's Festival
• Winnipeg International Children's Festival

Comedy festivals

• HubCap Comedy Festival
• Halifax Comedy Festival
• Just For Laughs, Montreal
  • Comedia (film)
  • Zoofest, Montreal
• Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
• Winnipeg Comedy Festival
• We're Funny That Way!

Cultural festivals

Dance festivals

• Canada Dance Festival
• Canadian Ballet Festival
• Festival TransAmériques
• Mondial des Cultures
• Thrill the World
• Vancouver International Dance Festival

Fairs and exhibitions

Film festivals

Food festivals

• Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
• Brighton Applefest, Brighton, Ontario
• Canada's Largest Ribfest, Burlington, Ontario
• Eat! Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Exploits Valley Salmon Festival, Exploits Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Sun and Salsa Festival, Calgary, Alberta
• Taste of the Danforth, Toronto, Ontario
• A Taste of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta

Fringe festivals

• Atlantic Fringe Festival
• Calgary Fringe Festival
• Edmonton International Fringe Festival
• Island Fringe Festival
• Ottawa Fringe Festival
• Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival
• St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
• Vancouver Fringe Festival
• Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival

Literary festivals

• Banff Mountain Book Festival
• Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
• Eden Mills Writers' Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario
• The Frye Festival, Moncton, New Brunswick
• Vancouver Writers Fest
• Winnipeg International Writers Festival
• The Word on the Street

Music festivals

See also

• Culture of Canada
• Tourism in Canada
• Public holidays in Canada

References

External links